By Grant Elliott
Answer: MERIDIAN

After solving the puzzles on the same side of the Borg Cube as the Novaldex 04-Z Cryogenic Power Generator, solvers are presented with the following answers (in alphabetical order):

  • ANATOMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
  • COLOR MICROGRAPHY
  • ETRUSCAN GOD
  • INLAID EMBLEM
  • VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT

Solvers additionally have a series of crossword clues. The answers of these clues are alphabetical in the given order:

Clue Answer
Over ABOVE
Klaxon ALARM
Some robots ANDROIDS
Wake ARISE
Some ranged weapons BLASTERS
Move slightly BUDGE
Bend CURVE
First role DEBUT
Half of a rock band DURAN
Norse fire-stoker ELDIR
Printer brand EPSON
Even EQUAL
Smaller map INSET
Sill LEDGE
Type of hadron MESON
Bottom NADIR
Random signal NOISE
Beginning ONSET
A birthstone PEARL
Prepared READY
Controvert REBUT
Like some beaches SANDY
A wrap SARAN
Astronauts SPACEMEN
Group of bees SWARM
Spiral SWIRL
Test TRIAL

The provided targeting computer screen forms a bullseye crossword, and the crossword answers can be filled either along the “depth” axis or along the row closest to the front of the image. Flattened out, the completed grid appears as follows:

L E N R E T N E M L Y
R V O I S U E A G R A D
I A O R S D I B S R D A I U A N
W E B U P E L A R O E N U A U E L W R Q E A
S P A C E M E N A N D R O I D S B L A S T E R S

The answers from the round also each fit into a unique row on the grid, based on length:

E T R U S C A N G O D
I N L A I D E M B L E M
C O L O R M I C R O G R A P H Y
V I R T U A L I Z E D E N V I R O N M E N T
A N A T O M I C A L D E M O N S T R A T I O N S

Each pair of adjacent answers in the grid is connected by the string MA (as the Force binds the galaxy together):

E T R U S C A N G O D
I N L A I D E M B L E M
C O L O R M I C R O G R A P H Y
V I R T U A L I Z E D E N V I R O N M E N T
A N A T O M I C A L D E M O N S T R A T I O N S

Solvers must find the letters in the same position on the bullseye crossword:

L E N R E T N E M L Y
R V O I S U E A G R A D
I A O R S D I B S R D A I U A N
W E B U P E L A R O E N U A U E L W R Q E A
S P A C E M E N A N D R O I D S B L A S T E R S

Reading the pairs of letters in the direction of motion (from bottom to top in the above flattened grid) spells the answer, MERIDIAN.